Mikko Joensuu is a highly acclaimed singer-songwriter whose latest album Long Ark was released in January 2024—his first in seven years. The 82-minute record, spanning ten tracks, has received praise as far as abroad. The album’s release concert at Helsinki’s Musiikkitalo in February was completely sold out.

“The theme of Long Ark means two things to me; the great arc of human consciousness, or a vessel in which every human being can, for a brief moment, exist as a conscious being and experience connection, meaning, and their own existence.” – Mikko Joensuu

Between 2015 and 2017, Joensuu released the Amen trilogy—an extraordinary artistic work that earned him the prestigious Teosto Prize. He is also known as the vocalist of the band Joensuu 1685.